This document discusses gamification in education and how game mechanics can be used to motivate students. It defines gamification as applying game elements to non-game environments to influence behavior. Game mechanics like achievements, levels, scores, rewards, challenges and social elements can increase student motivation, concentration and effort. The document provides examples of gamification tools used in education, such as Zombiologia which teaches biology concepts through a zombie survival game. Overall, gamification is presented as a way to make learning more engaging and fun for students.

1. Antonio M. Mora García
Department of Computer Architecture and Computer Technology
University of Granada (Spain)
HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS THROUGH GAMES

2. Gamification is a process where
game-based elements and
mechanics are applied in other, in
principle, non-ludic environments.
The aim is to lead the people to do
a certain set of tasks or to act in a
desired way.
It tends to increase the motivation,
the concentration, or the effort, for
instance.
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WHAT IS GAMIFICATION?

3.  Challenges  Objectives 
Solutions  Reward
(short-term)
 Abstinence/Engagement system
 Social Networks support
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THE MOTIVATION OF GAMES NOWADAYS

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GAME MECHANICS TO APPLY
 Achievements
 Levels
 Score
 Rewards
 Challenges
 Gifts
 Socialisation
 Rankings
 Avatars
 Trophies
 Real-time activity

5.  Business
 Marketing
 Health
 Social Networks
 Education
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WHERE IT IS APPLIED?

6. It is used on the first stages of education.
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GAMIFICATION IN EDUCATION

7.  Increases the motivation of students
 Improves their reasoning process and
their autonomy
 Promotes active learning
 Provides immediate information and
feedback between student and teacher
 Increases creativity
 Promotes physical and mental abilities
 Creates positive attitudes
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ADVANTAGES FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

8.  Made to teach Biology and Geology in 3º ESO by Santiago Vallejo
 Zombie-Based Learning
 The students must apply concepts of the subject to survive to a
zombie apocalypse
http://zombiologia.com/
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EXAMPLES: ZOMBIOLOGÍA

9.  Used by 25000 students
 Configurable to the class dynamics
 Positive actions in class  increase
experience level
 Negative actions in class 
decrease health points
 A level up means to have higher
power and earn money to buy
items and abilities for our character
http://www.classcraft.com
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EXAMPLES: CLASSCRAFT

10.  Using electronic voting
devices in class
 UGR Teaching Innovation
Project
 Increase the participation,
concentration and
understanding
 Possibility of using it for
continuous evaluation
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EXAMPLES: SIMPLE EXAMPLE

11.  Play Brighter
http://playbrighter.com/
 Captain Up
https://captainup.com/
 Class Dojo
https://www.classdojo.com
 Course Hero
https://www.coursehero.com/
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OTHER OPTIONS

12. THANK YOU!
Thanks to Francisco Gutiérrez Vela for his help and materials
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@amoragar
http://geneura.ugr.es/~amorag